Britain was in the dark about many of Theresa Mays views but not any more - and it's safe to say she has impressed

She believes ordinary working-class families have suffered far more than others in the recession and its recovery.

Unlike her Tory predecessors she believes in using the power of her ­Government to put that right.

That means intervening to clobber the big businesses she believes are betraying Britain — from useless broadband suppliers, to the greedy Big Six energy firms, to the US tech giants whose stubborn non-cooperation aids terrorism.

Targeting big business is a risky move when they are jittery in the wake of Brexit - but as a Conservative leader she will inspire more confidence than bumbling Ed Miliband

She must take care to strike a balance.

All her targets certainly have a reckoning coming. But we are no fans of bigger, more expensive government, nor of workers’ representatives imposed on company boards and slamming a brake on their prosperity.

Nor is it a great time now to send big business, already jittery about life after Brexit, an Ed Miliband-style warning that the Government is on their case.

That said, this is a Tory Prime Minister, not a Labour leader “bringing back socialism” for his union puppetmasters.

Firms will have nothing to fear if they act responsibly towards their workers.

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Mrs May intends to let no one stop her making Britain “a country of decency, fairness and quiet resolve”, where hard work and talent are justly rewarded, where everyone “plays by the same rules” and where the interests of ordinary working people come first.

With that, and the optimism and energy she is putting into Brexit, she has parked Tory tanks this week all over both Labour and Ukip territory.

Hers is a huge ambition for Britain and she outlined it with great skill.

Here’s hoping, for Sun readers and millions more, she can turn it into reality.